I realize that the title of this post may seem strange, but it coincides with the story of God's people in today's passage.
God gives Ezekiel an amazing story illustrating how His people treated Him. God was like the good guy who rescued a battered and abandoned woman--and then cleaned her up, married her, loved her and showered her with the best kind of life--only to find that she left it all to become a whore (God's word choice, not mine). One of the worst parts? This woman killed her own children by sacrificing them to idols. Whoa!
But hold on--God's people weren't literally prostituting themselves out to others. They were whoring their hearts and their worship. They abandoned the God who rescued them time and time again--for idols. They chased after empty pleasures and faux religion when real love was right in front of their noses. Sound familiar?
The story in today's passage was directed toward Israel thousands of years ago--but it is a poignant picture of mankind, even today.
I don't know about you, but when it comes to God (or anything, really!), I don't want to be a whore. I don't want to treat true love like trash. I don't want to chase phantom religion that adds up to nothing. I want to remember my rescue--and the One who gave me life, love and a reason to be.
Tomorrow: Ezekiel 18-20
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